Gianluca Grava and Paolo Cannavaro charged for not reporting approcahes

Italian soccer side Napoli are facing disciplinary proceedings after the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed they are investigating match-fixing claims against the club.

Napoli, who currently sit second in Serie A, are under the microscope after their former goalkeeper Matteo Gianello was accused of attempting to fix the outcome of a match with Sampdoria in the last match of the 2009/10 season.

Sampdoria won the match 1-0, a result that helped them secure fourth place in the league and qualification to the potentially lucrative European Champions League playoffs.

As well as Gianello, defenders Gianluca Grava and Paolo Cannavaro are accused of failing to report to the league an approach made to them to perform similar activities.

A statement on the FIGC's official website read: "The FIGC can confirm that, following an investigation by the public prosecutor of Naples, the federal prosecutor will open disciplinary proceedings in relation to the Sampdoria-Napoli match of May 16, 2010.